Stephanie Haridopolos

Stephanie Eleanor Haridopolos (; born 1972/1973) is an American physician and public health official who has worked for the US Office of Surgeon General since 2025. The current presidential administration led by Donald Trump has not confirmed a Surgeon General. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr has delegated some responsibilities to Haridopolos and appointed her director of health communications.

Early life and career Stephanie Eleanor Bressan was born in New York in 1972 or 1973 to Fred and Angela Schneider. At age four, she had open heart surgery to repair a defect; she moved to South Florida with her mother three years later, after her parents divorced. with a minor in biology from Stetson University in 1994 and a Doctor of Medicine from the American University of the Caribbean in 1998, and completed her residency in family medicine from Albany Medical Center in 2001 or 2002.

In 2017, Governor Rick Scott appointed her to the Florida Board of Medicine. In December 2018, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis appointed her chair of the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation Board of Directors.

In 2025, it was reported that Haridopolos had been named acting chief of staff and senior adviser to the U.S. Surgeon General. In May 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services listed her as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health and Director of National Health Communications in the Office of the Surgeon General.